Word Meaning 祖母

うば uba

祖母 is read as うば (uba) and means grandmother.

Meaning

English

  1. grandmother

Reading

Kana

うば

Romaji

uba

Writing Variants

  • 祖母 おおば ooba
  • 祖母 おば oba
  • 祖母 そぼ sobo
  • 祖母 ばば baba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Antonyms 祖父 Rank 16 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

祖父母

そふぼ

grandparents

祖母さん

ばーさん

grandmother

高祖母

こうそぼ

great-great-grandmother

外祖母

がいそぼ

maternal grandmother

義祖母

ぎそぼ

grandmother-in-law

曽祖父母

そうそふぼ

great-grandparents

曽祖母

ひばば

great-grandmother

祖父

そぶ

grandfather

祖先

そせん

ancestor

祖国

そこく

homeland

祖父さん

じいさん

grandfather

Example Sentences

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My grandmother cannot see.

I love my grandmother very much.

I was brought up by my grandmother.

Tom was raised by his grandmother.

She was brought up by her grandmother.

My grandmother on my mother's side turned 100.

My grandmother on my father's side has turned one hundred.

Grandma is three and a half times your age.

My sister resembles my grandmother.

My grandmother lived to be ninety-five years old.